Enviros Not to Blame?
From
the December 2003 issue of Resource Roundup…
Radical environmentalists claim that they have
not obstructed land management and therefore are not to blame for the
catastrophic wildfires of the last few years, including the horrific 2003
fires in California. Ric Frost, New Mexico, was skeptical. He went to the
Center for Biological Diversity website archive page and typed “San
Diego” in the search box to see what species habitat lawsuits that one
group had filed.
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NPS Closes Family’s Only Access Road
From
the December 2003 issue of Resource Roundup…
Pacific Legal Foundation has taken on the legal
problems of the Pilgrims, a family of 17 people who bought land in rural
Alaska in 2002. The only access to the Pilgrim property passes through
National Park Service (NPS) land, and in April, 2003, a few days after
their home burned, the NPS closed the road.
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Urban Sprawl
by Angie
Many
From
the November 2003 issue of Resource Roundup…
While visiting my family in Alabama last summer,
I met an orthopedic surgeon, a friend of my sister’s. We got to talking
about logging, farming, and the problems with radical preservationists,
and I found that he agreed with me -- about everything except urban
sprawl.
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Eco-Terrorists Hit LSU Vet School
From
the November 2003 issue of Resource Roundup…
The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) has claimed
responsibility for last month’s attack on a lab at the LSU School of
Veterinary Medicine in Baton Rouge. Equipment and computers were destroyed
and red paint was splashed on the walls, according to authorities.
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Their Plan for Your Land
The
Wildland Project’s (TWP) initial plan for U.S. lands. Today, it is
incrementally becoming reality as government acquires lands and stops
activities on private lands in the targeted areas and as private
landowners unwittingly aid the scheme by selling conservation easements to
land trusts.
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A Question of Security
by Angie Many
From
the October 2003 issue of Resource Roundup…
I recently stopped working for Farm Service
Agency (FSA), a part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. FSA’s main
purpose is to administer funds -- subsidies -- designated by Congress for
our country’s farmers and ranchers. Programs include those to help
compensate for losses caused by natural disasters such as drought and by
low market prices.
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“If You Build it, We Will Burn It”
From
the September 2003 issue of Resource Roundup…
Officials found a banner with the “build it and
burn it” slogan next to a torched apartment building in San Diego,
California over the weekend. The banner included the initials of the Earth
Liberation Front (ELF), leading them to believe the radical environmental
group was responsible for destruction of the five-story building that
caused more than $20 million in damage
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Stop It!
From
the August 2003 issue of Resource Roundup…
The Republican Party is supposed to be in favor
of smaller government spending, but, as much as we like President Bush and
are grateful for the good work that many of our Republican officials have
done, reduced spending has not been apparent during this Administration.
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The Language Police
From
the August issue of Resource Roundup…
Several recent articles note that censorship of
textbooks is contributing to ‘dumbing down’ and promoting uniformity
of thought in our children. Arnold Beichman, Washington Times
columnist, recently reviewed Diane Ravitch’s new book, The Language
Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn.
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From My Desk
From
the August 2003 issue of Resource Roundup…
Last month, I quit my government job. Just before
I left, we all received an e-mail from the D.C. office. That missive
stated: “Throughout the year USDA recognizes various groups as part of
its great employee tapestry which is and should be a representation of the
American society in general.
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